26 March 2018

Remuneration Report Analysis and Commentary: PortfolioDirect scores annual remuneration reports from ASX listed companies against a consistent analytical framework designed to help assess which reports are most worthy of shareholder support. 
Contents

Where are we in the Cycle?
Cyclical progress continues to depend on a stronger growth profile than is currently anticipated.  The better productivity outcomes needed to spur an improvement in growth remains hard to foresee leaving major economies closer to their output potential. Unusually constrained metal supplies, a weakening US dollar and supportive monetary policies in all major economic regions have dominated recent market conditions but cannot be counted on for future support.      More...

Market Directions
Receding commodity prices (along with a likely negative return in the March quarter from international equity prices) have added to the negative pressures on sector returns with similar impacts among the largest and smallest stocks over the past month. The majority of stocks in the sector remain cyclically depressed despite more supportive funding conditions for higher risk businesses.     More...

Portfolio Performance and Positioning
Portfolio returns in the past week underperformed the market benchmark (although remain stronger than the benchmark for the month to date). The macro portfolio has been tilted toward the smaller end of the market where there is less correlation with broader equity market conditions but where volatility is typically higher.  A significant cash position remains. No further changes have been made to the models in the past week.   More...

Stock Reviews and Rating Analysis 
PortfolioDirect rating reports analyse the quality and risk attributes of proposed mineral developments.  Rating criteria apply to mining and oil and gas stocks at any stage of development.  PortfolioDirect uses a five point rating scale to measure the risk adjusted quality of proposed mineral developments or companies.    
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The 'Steak or Sizzle' blog provides summary judgements on the top performing ASX-listed resources stocks. More...

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